unproductiveness
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Others suggest that after five years of infirmity, unproductiveness and cramped quarters the thought of having a new play produced might amount to a rebirth.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not small in quantity, though his unproductiveness in later years has made it appear that he was less fluent and abundant in verse than he really was.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
The two chief faults, unproductiveness and susceptibility to mildew, are not found in all localities, and in these districts, near good markets, Salem ought to rank high as a commercial fruit.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
The unproductiveness of the work in the early history was such that the abandonment of the mission was several times under consideration.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
This fact accounts for the unproductiveness of certain varieties of strawberries unless mixed with plants of some other variety, it being well known to nursery-men that some varieties produce only the female parts of flowers.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg
